Leonardo DiCaprio Wades Into Chilean Power Project Over Endangered Frog

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Or sign-in if you have an account.Leonardo DiCaprio Photographer: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Photo by Jamie McCarthy /Photographer: Jamie McCarthy/Get(Bloomberg) — Leonardo DiCaprio urged Chilean authorities to protect a critically endangered frog from a proposed power-transmission project, injecting Hollywood star power into an environmental dispute.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountThe Oscar-winning actor told his almost 60 million Instagram followers that fewer than 1,000 Pehuenche spiny-chest frogs remain in the wild and that the proposed Chile-Argentina transmission link threatens the amphibian’s habitat. DiCaprio said conservationists want the line’s path changed to avoid putting the species at greater risk.See: https://www.instagram.com/leonardodicaprio/p/Db1O4GugRF8/Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againThe Los Cóndores-Río Diamante project being developed by Enel Generacion Chile SA would connect the electricity systems of Chile and Argentina through a 500-kilovolt line across the Andes mountains. Enel has said it would increase power flexibility, support decarbonization and boost energy integration between the two countries. The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment for this story.Celebrity involvement has played a role in Chilean environmental battles before. During opposition to the proposed HidroAysén hydroelectric complex in Patagonia, Calle 13 frontman René Pérez appeared on US television in 2011 with “Patagonia without dams” written across his back in Spanish. Chilean television personalities and musicians also backed the campaign, helping turn HidroAysén into a national political issue before authorities rejected the project in 2014.The circumstances are different this time: DiCaprio said conservationists aren’t seeking to stop the project, but want its route changed to reduce the risk to the species. His intervention gives a dispute over an obscure Andean amphibian an international audience just as local authorities weigh the project’s future.The Pehuenche frog inhabits small mountain streams and wetlands in the central Andes near the Chile-Argentina border and is classified as critically endangered. Its limited habitat has previously been damaged by road construction. DiCaprio’s intervention comes as the project remains under environmental review in Chile.In November 2023, DiCaprio shared a video calling for First Quantum Minerals Ltd.’s giant copper mine in Panama to be shut down. Later that month, Panama’s Supreme Court struck down the law underpinning the mine’s concession, prompting the government to order its closure.This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.